Question Can Win-7 be installed on a "monstrous" Win-11 Machine ?

[Ramesh161]

Hi,

Let me first thank & show my gratitude for all the people that helped me on how to install Win-7 on Dell T-5820 Machine which is Brand New but have been sitting idle for 3 years due to me not being able to install Win-7 on it myself.
Then couple of people here asked me to find a local vendor do it because of complexity of finding right drivers etc.

So I found a shop that has Dell T-7820 workstation ( Same Year release 2017 ) with following configuration & he is willing to install Win-7 on it. But I need expert advice from you guys whether he will be able to find drivers etc for Graphic cards I am going to use to run 8 Monitors. Here are specs he gave me.


Dell Precision 7820 Tower Workstation

2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Processors

64GB DDR4 Memory

Nvidia Quadro P2000 GPU

New 500Gb SSD

4TB SATA 7.2k RPM HDD

He will ship me this M/C with Win-7 & I will have to install two NVIDIA T-1000 GPUs to run 8 Monitors.

I could not find the drivers for these graphics cards for Win-7. That is first problem I am facing. Anyone knows where can I find these drivers ?

I do have Win-7 SSD with all Updates. Could he install that ?

Would I be able to run office 2016 ?

Would I be able to run Macrium Reflect Free V.8 ?

Would I be able to run Adobe Acrobat Pro V.XI ?

What other problems could I run into ?

He said he will let me operate M/C before he ships. So what should I check ?

I would appreciate all your suggestions before I buy this M/C.

Many Thanks

 

[Lutfij]

Simple answer, no.

Long answer, yes but you'd have to do so many workarounds that it's a waste of resources and you won't get anything in return. I've had to install Windows 7 back when they were on the verge of being phased out by Microsoft only because the client I was working with couldn't afford to operate the software he needed on Windows 10(very stupid if you asked me since it seemed like client wants to own a Ferrari but can't afford the fuel to drive it). Finding drivers was the worst part and most things were half baked as the platform didn't have Windows 7 support.

Also, you've gotten answers on this thread of yours;

[SOLVED] - Is it possible to install Windows 7 on a PC that came with Windows 11 pre-installed ?

Hi, I bought a Dell T-5820 workstation 3 years ago & have not used it at all. Specs are : Intel Xeon Processor W-2235 (6C 3.8GHz 4.6GHz Turbo HT 8.25MB 130W DDR4-2933) Dual Nvidia T1000, 4GB graphics cards to run 8 monitors 2 x M.2 512GB PCIe NVMe SSDs 2 x 3.5" 4TB 7200rpm HDDs 16GB 2x8GB...

forums.tomshardware.com

I will need to close this thread if we're heading down the same path.

TL,DR; Don't bother with Windows 7.

 

[USAFRet]

1. Why Win 7?

2. If you try it, do it on a sacrificial drive.

 

[JeffreyP55]

Hi,

Let me first thank & show my gratitude for all the people that helped me on how to install Win-7 on Dell T-5820 Machine which is Brand New but have been sitting idle for 3 years due to me not being able to install Win-7 on it myself.
Then couple of people here asked me to find a local vendor do it because of complexity of finding right drivers etc.

So I found a shop that has Dell T-7820 workstation ( Same Year release 2017 ) with following configuration & he is willing to install Win-7 on it. But I need expert advice from you guys whether he will be able to find drivers etc for Graphic cards I am going to use to run 8 Monitors. Here are specs he gave me.


Dell Precision 7820 Tower Workstation

2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Processors

64GB DDR4 Memory

Nvidia Quadro P2000 GPU

New 500Gb SSD

4TB SATA 7.2k RPM HDD

He will ship me this M/C with Win-7 & I will have to install two NVIDIA T-1000 GPUs to run 8 Monitors.

I could not find the drivers for these graphics cards for Win-7. That is first problem I am facing. Anyone knows where can I find these drivers ?

I do have Win-7 SSD with all Updates. Could he install that ?

Would I be able to run office 2016 ?

Would I be able to run Macrium Reflect Free V.8 ?

Would I be able to run Adobe Acrobat Pro V.XI ?

What other problems could I run into ?

He said he will let me operate M/C before he ships. So what should I check ?

I would appreciate all your suggestions before I buy this M/C.

Many Thanks

I loved Win7 also. Unless you have the patience of 1,000,000,000 butterfly sneezes, the frustration level trying to get the OS running in the year 2025 is a waste of time. Mainstream Windows 7 EOL was in 2015. Extended end date 2020. Maybe open a PC museum.

 

[Ramesh161]

Lutfij​

I respect your opinion & I did mention about my previous thread right in the beginning.
I ran into many problems ( And Million others worldwide ) with Win-10 & 11.
The most important one the " Tiny Fonts " I am sitting in front of 24 inch, 12 Monitors so I need sit at least 6 feet away & I can't read anything in Win-11.
I tried my best & asked around about the fonts & no one has the answer.
Then again I googled & Dell says that 7820 workstation does support Win-7.

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/drivers/supportedos/precision-7820-workstation

So I am sorry to make you feel uncomfortable. My apologies.

 

[Ramesh161]

1. Tiny Fonts & Win-7 does what I need. As I mentioned I do have 5820 with Win-11.
2. Of course.